From Ashes to Queen: Now I Call the Shots novel Chapter 244

Chapter 244 The Hand That Reveals All

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Kason let out a sneer, pushed through the crowd, and swaggered up to the table. He dropped into a chair with a loud thud and crossed one leg over the other with exaggerated ease.

“Hey there, pretty girl. Everyone says you’re the real deal. Can you really see the past and the future?”

Rebecca looked up at him.

The man in front of her was decked out in designer brands, a luxury watch gleaming on his wrist, and not a single hair out of place. But his eyes were full of arrogance and playful contempt.

The way he sat, the expression on his face–it all screamed: I don’t believe a word of this, so come on, try and

scam me.

“Believe, and it’s real. Don’t, and it’s not.” Rebec

voice was calm, completely unaffected 1

mockery.

“Wow, keeping it cryptic, huh?”

Kason shrugged. “Alright, then tell me something. If you get it right, I’ll pay you ten times your rate. But if you get it wrong…”

He drew the words out.

“You crawl out of here. Sound good?”

Scarlett glanced at Mr. Kason with a slight frown.

Jasper leaned closer and whispered, “Notice anything?”

“Yeah.”

Jack hadn’t managed to push to the front, and the whole scene was starting to bore him. But now that Mr. Kason was stirring things up, the show was getting interesting. He wandered back toward Scarlett and raised an eyebrow when he heard her say she’d spotted something.

“Pixel, what did you see?”

Scarlett kept it brief.

“There’s a faint indentation on the ring finger of his left hand–almost faded. That means he recently took off a wedding ring. Could be a breakup or divorce. There’s also a light bruise near the base of his right thumb, shaped like it came from something hard. And if you noticed, he’s walking with a slight stiffness. Could be from a recent fender bender or some kind of physical strain.”

She paused.

“And aside from the expensive cologne, there’s a faint herbal scent on him. If I’m not mistaken, it’s from a blend of traditional medicines used to treat heart and kidney conditions in the elderly.”

Jack had just been listening for fun.

But now his jaw was nearly on the floor.

Scarlett didn’t notice his reaction–her eyes were still locked on Mr. Kason.

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Chapter 244 The Hand That Reveals All

“Despite his smug look, there’s a subtle exhaustion and worry behind his eyes.”

All the pieces came together in her head.

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“Someone elderly in the Seth family is probably sick. Based on the scent, it’s not too serious, though.”

Jack silently gave her a huge thumbs–up in his mind.

Nailed it.

At that moment, Rebecca spoke.

“Give me your hand. I’ll read your palm.”

Kason snorted even harder inside. Palm reading? What a tired old scam. Still, he shoved out carelessly.

“Go ahead. Take a look. Just don’t mess it up.”

ight hand

His hand was clean, nails trimmed, with some faint calluses–likely from driving or playing sports.

Rebecca’s fingers brushed lightly over his palm. It looked like a palm reading, but she was clearly doing more than that.

“You were born on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month,” she said softly, “between nine and eleven in the morning.”

Kason’s smirk froze. “How… how do you know that?”

That was his birthday. Lunar calendar, sixth day of the sixth month. Morning birth.

To outsiders, that might not mean much, but anyone working in his household could confirm it.

So maybe she’d just done her homework?

He forced himself to stay calm. “Tch. Maybe you looked me up ahead of time.”

Rebecca ignored him and continued.

“You were born into a wealthy family. Only child. Your parents placed high expectations on you–especially your father. He was strict. When you were eighteen, you got into a serious car accident. Hurt your leg. Took time off from school.”

Kason’s expression changed completely.

That accident at eighteen had been a turning point. It happened at night, and he’d been so embarrassed he made sure no one outside the family ever found out.

His father had ordered the whole thing covered up.

The only people who knew were his parents and his private doctor.

And since he’d been studying abroad at the time, word had never reached home.

Yet this little astronomer knew?

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“Who… who the hell are you?”

His voice no longer held scorn–just disbelief and a touch of fear.

“Who I am doesn’t matter.” Rebecca let go of his hand, her gaze locked onto his.

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“What matters is what you want to know. Lately, haven’t you been dealing with something? Work troubles? Or… something at home?”

Kason’s heart skipped a beat.

He had, in fact, run into issues at work. A project he was leading had gone sideways, and his father had blown up at him.

And at home…

“Quit talking nonsense!” he snapped, trying to sound confident–but his eyes were already dan ung away. Rebecca stared at him, her expression unreadable–like she was just calmly stating facts.

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